Targeted consultations on proposed changes to Norwich to Tilbury – Thursday 30 January until Monday 3 March 2025
From April to July 2024, we held a public consultation, inviting local communities to share their views on our proposals. This period of formally consulting the public is called a ‘statutory consultation’ because it is required by the Planning Act 2008 for major infrastructure projects which need to apply for a type of planning consent called a Development Consent Order (DCO). You can find out more on our project website (nationalgrid.com/norwich-to-tilbury)
We are grateful for the feedback we have received from residents and community representatives across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. Following our public consultation, we have carefully reviewed all the feedback, and we have identified some locations where we could, potentially, make some changes to the proposals.
Before we make any decisions, we are going back to consult with those people living near these proposed changes. We have a duty to develop the most appropriate proposal, taking account of feedback from local people and their representatives – including parish councils – alongside all the environmental and technical assessments.
We are phasing the consultations starting with locations in Norfolk and Suffolk from Thursday 30 January until Monday 3 March 2025 and will follow up next month with locations in Essex and Thurrock. This is a non-statutory consultation – i.e. we are not required by the Planning Act to undertake this activity but we are keen to hear your views about the proposals. While these are local, targeted non-statutory consultations anyone can take part, and we have published all materials on our project website.
Public webinars
To give everyone an opportunity to ask the project team questions, we’re holding three webinars via Microsoft Teams.
You can sign up for a webinar on our website – nationalgrid.com/norwich-to-tilbury
- Norfolk – 11 February 2025 at 6:00 pm
- Norfolk and Suffolk – 12 February 2025 at 12 noon
- Suffolk – 13 February 2025 at 6:00 pm
Feedback
Feedback can be provided via our usual channels, by:
Sending us an email: contact@n-t.nationalgrid.com
Writing to us (no stamp required) at: FREEPOST N TO T
Our online feedback questionnaire at: nationalgrid.com/norwich-to-tilbury
We also have a freephone project information line open Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5:30 pm: 0800 915 2497
We will review all the feedback we receive and carefully consider it as we refine our proposals ahead of the submission of our application for a DCO later this year.
If you would like further information or a briefing on the targeted consultations, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Yours faithfully
Simon Pepper
Project Director
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